First edition, first impression. 192pp, profusely (and very attratively) illustrated in full colour throughout. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Orange endpapers. 4to. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust wrapper, just very lightly bumped on extreme edges.
A heautiful book. An exploration and examination of the work of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Viennese symbolist painter and founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt's work helped to define Art Noveau and this work celebrates his role in moving the art world away from the constraints that prevailed in the late 19th century and entering a new era of freedom of expression. As such, what unifies the Secessionists - a group which included graphic designers, architects and sculptors as well as painters - is not so much a common style or approach but the daring and unique distinctiveness of the individual artist.
